Pedestrian seriously injured in early morning accident

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

A 20-year-old man was seriously injured early Wednesday when he was struck by a vehicle along Metropolitan Parkway in Harrison Township, authorities said.

According to a Macomb County Sheriff Department, a 21-year-old Mount Clemens woman told police she was driving a 2003 Chevy Blazer west on Metropolitan Parkway near I-94 shortly after 1:30 a.m. when she struck something lying in the road. The woman stopped her vehicle and called police when she realized she might have hit a person, police said.

The victim was conscious, breathing and speaking when emergency personnel arrived. The man was transported to McLaren Macomb hospital.

Police identified the man Luke Thomas Lemons of Macomb Township. Police said he is expected to survive.